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|name=SkyHawk jump jet
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*Gunner (1)
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*Interceptor
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*Bomber
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==Background==
==Background==
They are equipped with four 50mm cannons, as well as [[Scorpion Missiles|Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles]]. Several of these craft were located at [[Fairchild Field]] on [[Reach]], and one was dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] to attack the [[SPARTAN-117]] and [[Cortana]] during their test of the [[MJOLNIR#MJOLNIR_Mark_V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] Battle Armor and its new shield technology in [[2552]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 261</ref> Skyhawks are VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, meaning they don't need a runway to land or take off.
They are equipped with four 50mm cannons, as well as [[Scorpion Missiles|Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles]]. Several of these craft were located at [[Fairchild Field]] on [[Reach]], and one was dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] to attack the [[SPARTAN-117]] and [[Cortana]] during their test of the [[MJOLNIR#MJOLNIR_Mark_V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] Battle Armor and its new shield technology in [[2552]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 261</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Skyhawk is commonly mistaken for the [[Shortsword]] in the trailer for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
*It has only been referenced in the Halo novels, it is not included in any of the games.
*It has only been referenced in the Halo novels, it is not included in any of the games.



Revision as of 22:26, February 26, 2008

Template:Ship The Skyhawk is a United Nations Space Command fighter/interceptor [1].

Background

They are equipped with four 50mm cannons, as well as Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles. Several of these craft were located at Fairchild Field on Reach, and one was dispatched by Colonel James Ackerson to attack the SPARTAN-117 and Cortana during their test of the MJOLNIR Mark V Battle Armor and its new shield technology in 2552.[2]

Trivia

  • It has only been referenced in the Halo novels, it is not included in any of the games.

Sources

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